padrino

[pah-three-naw, puh-dree-noh]

noun

Spanish.

plural

padrinos 

1. a godfather.

2. a person's protector, patron, or mentor.

Example Sentences

Among the high-ranking officials named were Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino and the former head of Venezuela's Supreme Court, Maikel Moreno.

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The U.S. accuses other senior Venezuelan leaders in the alleged conspiracy, placing a $25 million bounty on Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello and $15 million for Gen. Vladimir Padrino, Venezuela’s defense minister.

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The president named her nephew José Manuel Zelaya Rosales as defense minister, and last year he traveled to Caracas with the chief of staff of the Honduran armed forces to meet with Venezuela’s defense minister, Gen. Vladimir Padrino López.

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Gen. Padrino said the meeting was to deepen relations.

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The problem for those who see hope in the military rising up is that Maduro has surrounded himself with a fortress of lieutenants whose fortunes and future are tied to his, from Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López to generals, admirals, colonels and captains throughout the armed forces.

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